Two Police imposters arrested for accepting a bribe
December 13, 2013
Two persons who tried to obtain a bribe by pretending to be Police officers were arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at around 12.00 p.m. today, the Police Media Unit told Ceylon Today Online.
The arrests were made, when one suspect pretending to be an Assistant Superintendent of Police and the other pretending to be a Police Officer had attempted to obtain a bribe from a licensed air ticketing agency.
Police said the suspects had demanded around Rs 200,000 as a bribe from the relevant agency. (Ceylon Today Online)
CHOGM buses to be sold to private companies - ACTWU
By Zahrah Imtiaz-December 13, 2013
The All Ceylon Transport Workers’ Union (ACTWU) alleges that the 100 UTom luxury buses imported for the Commonwealth summit have not been given to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) to be used for public transport and they are currently being parked at the Ministry of Finance premises ever since the summit ended.
The buses imported from China by the Ministry of Finance are worth Rs 12 million each. The ACTWU, in a letter to President Mahinda Rajapaksa have asked the President to investigate the matter as the SLTB is in desperate need of new buses and better facilities, if it is to continue serving the public.
Speaking to Ceylon Today, ACTWU General Secretary, Sepala Liyanage said, “The government said these 100 buses will be given to the SLTB, but now we have received information that the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance is planning on selling these buses to some private companies.
“There are 25,000 licensed private buses in the country while there are only 4,500 SLTB buses. This is a huge gap in the public transport system.”
When Ceylon Today contacted the Ministry of Transport, Media Secretary, Sujith Vithana-Pathirana, and the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), Vice Chairman, L.A. Wimalaratna, they said that they have not received any directive or information regarding the buses brought for CHOGM and that it was under the purview of the Ministry of Finance.
Despite numerous attempts to contact the Ministry of Finance, none of the officials at the ministry were able to comment on the matter. Ceylon Today learns, at the time of writing, the ACTWU has not received any response to its letter from the President or his officials.(Ceylon Today Online)
December 13, 2013
Two persons who tried to obtain a bribe by pretending to be Police officers were arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at around 12.00 p.m. today, the Police Media Unit told Ceylon Today Online.The arrests were made, when one suspect pretending to be an Assistant Superintendent of Police and the other pretending to be a Police Officer had attempted to obtain a bribe from a licensed air ticketing agency.
Police said the suspects had demanded around Rs 200,000 as a bribe from the relevant agency. (Ceylon Today Online)
CHOGM buses to be sold to private companies - ACTWU
By Zahrah Imtiaz-December 13, 2013
The buses imported from China by the Ministry of Finance are worth Rs 12 million each. The ACTWU, in a letter to President Mahinda Rajapaksa have asked the President to investigate the matter as the SLTB is in desperate need of new buses and better facilities, if it is to continue serving the public.
Speaking to Ceylon Today, ACTWU General Secretary, Sepala Liyanage said, “The government said these 100 buses will be given to the SLTB, but now we have received information that the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance is planning on selling these buses to some private companies.
“There are 25,000 licensed private buses in the country while there are only 4,500 SLTB buses. This is a huge gap in the public transport system.”
When Ceylon Today contacted the Ministry of Transport, Media Secretary, Sujith Vithana-Pathirana, and the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), Vice Chairman, L.A. Wimalaratna, they said that they have not received any directive or information regarding the buses brought for CHOGM and that it was under the purview of the Ministry of Finance.
Despite numerous attempts to contact the Ministry of Finance, none of the officials at the ministry were able to comment on the matter. Ceylon Today learns, at the time of writing, the ACTWU has not received any response to its letter from the President or his officials.(Ceylon Today Online)
